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SOUNDWAVE : 85 : JOSÉ SOBRANES

SOUNDWAVE : 85 : JOSÉ SOBRANES

Today’s guest deejay is José Sobranes.

I met José through Mauricio Sotelo, AKA Haiteku, who I met through Axel Arturo Barceló, who guest deejayed on Soundwave here and here. Soundwave has been around just long enough that it is beginning to form a rhizome-like network. I like that.

I also like José’s mix. I’m never quite sure where one song ends, and the next begins. The only boundary is the start and end of his mix. It exists in some liminal space that is akin to being awake and being asleep. I’m doing my best to describe José’s mix, but really, you need to let it wash over you and take you where it may.

José is a self-taught composer and recordist based in Mexico. His compositions explore the balance between electronics and environmental sounds, chaining narratives, context, and movement, all based on the felt of direct presence.

He is the current label manager and founder of Nova Fund Recordings an independent label focused on contemporary arts and music. All his productions was released in many countries around the globe for mention some: Whitelabrecs (UK), Faint (ES), Ediciones Éter (CO), Blaq Records (MX), WOS Colectivo (MX), Frente Pulquero (MX), Shimmering Moods Records (NL), USON (ES) and more…

José has some words about his mix below.

Because Soundwave was borne out of the isolation and stress of the pandemic, I feel obligated to mention it on the show. But what is there to say? The pandemic has become part of our lives, and we’ve come to expect the peaks and valleys of infections and deaths. We go about our days trying to maintain some semblance of normality while at the same time incorporating the disruption across the world as part of our new routine. We simultaneously desire to return to our lives before the pandemic while re-evaluating what’s important in our lives and where we want to go next. What will happen?

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Alisú.

See you then!

 

José Sobranes
José Sobranes

Thanks to Joseph for the invitation, Mauricio Sotelo for trusting in my project, and all my listeners and artists friends who encourage me every day to keep going. Thanks to my girlfriend Brenda for inspiring me every day to keep going ahead on this path.

  1. José Soberanes feat. Kiiote “Fallaos”
  2. Dzyan “Orquídeae”
  3. Alex Bober “Shielded”
  4. Darren McClure “Smooth Manifold”
  5. Francesco Giannico “Litania”
  6. Kate Carr “Under An Ancient Fort”
  7. Machinefabriek “Entrance ”
  8. PCCL + Through “Ehécatl”
  9. William Ryan Fritch “Floats feat. Powerdove”
  10. Booka Shade “Moonstruck”
  11. Brett Nauke “Executable Dreamtime”
  12. Pepo Galán & Lee Yi “Zaragoza Rosa”
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SOUNDWAVE : 59 : HAITEKU

SOUNDWAVE : 59 : HAITEKU

Today’s guest deejay is Mauricio Sotelo, AKA Haiteku.

I met Mauricio through Axel Arturo Barceló, our guest deejay, last October (listen to Axel’s mix here). After Axel’s mix went out, I asked him who he knew that would be interested in guest deejaying on Soundwave, and he recommended Mauricio. And here we are.

Mauricio is an excellent deejay, and his mix is fantastic. His mix included music from several projects that he’s part of.

Mauricio is an audiovisual artist from the suburbs of Mexico City suburbs. Haiteku is his Techno project since 2010. He publishes works on labels like Blaq Records (Mexico-Berlin), Nova Fund Recordings (Mexico), and the now defunct PCCL.

Mauricio is also part of the WOS Colectivo, a label for for national and international producers of electronic music, sound experimentation, plastic, and visual arts. The WOS Colectivo promotes producers who are not a part of the mainstream and support their local scene. In addition to the WOS Colectivo, Mauricio is also a member of Abolipop Records, a label that producers, and we’re open to new platforms and formats. Suplex publishes EPs, unreleased tracks, live sessions, oddities, and reissues.

Mauricio has some words about his mix below.

Before we hear from Mauricio, I wanted to share how my feelings about Soundwave have changed.

When I launched Soundwave, it was my way of coping with the stress and isolation of the pandemic. My wife’s job took her away from San Diego, and my kids were with their bio dad. It was just my dog and me. I was sad, lonely, and wondered if every time I left the house, I would contract COVID-19 and die. Grim times.

A year later, living with the pandemic has become a routine. As of Monday, I will be fully vaccinated and live in the world without fear of getting ill or dying. I work remotely so I visit my wife and kids regularly, and in a few months, we’ll all be under the same roof again. During that time, Soundwave changed from a source of succor to a font of delight. The music is wonderful, and the relationships I’ve formed through the show are dear to me.

 

Gert De Meester's Die Geschwächten Kinder Von Empain EPGert De Meester’s Die Geschwächten Kinder Von Empain EP

Speaking of delight, guest deejay Gert De Meester of Distant Fires Burning has released a pay-what-you-want single on Bandcamp called Die Geschwächten Kinder Von Empain. Gert will donate the profits from his single to Dokters van de Wereld (Doctors of the World). Want to hear more music from Gert? Listen to his mix for Soundwave here.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Nate Heard.

See you then!

 

Mauricio Sotelo, AKA Haiteku
Mauricio Sotelo, AKA Haiteku

Altiplano is a short mixtape about contemporary Mexican electronic artists.

The “Altiplano” (the plateau region) is the zone of the center of Mexico, shaped for various states. From this zone, are the electronic artists that participate on this mixtape, all of them, independent producers.

The music of this material came from the independent label WOS Colectivo and Abolipop Records, on different releases and years.

  1. PCCL “Base Bells (Huixtralizer opposite blur structure remix)”
  2. Kiiote “Que desangraron los magueyes”
  3. Totore “Milagro”
  4. Broadband Star “Cereal Boreal”
  5. Antena “Alberca”
  6. The Hovering Cube “Windwalker”
  7. Undead Machine “Inchewe”
  8. José Soberanes “Disperso”

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